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By Barry Boyce,
CyclingRevealed Historian |
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| Date |
Race |
Winner |
Distance |
| March 19, 1965 |
Milan-San Remo |
Arie den Hartog (Ned) |
288 km |
| April 11, 1965 |
Paris-Roubaix |
Rik Van Looy (Bel) |
267 km |
| April 17, 1965 |
Tour of Flanders |
Jo De Roo (Ned) |
272 km |
| May 2, 1965 |
Liege-Bastogne-Liege |
Carmine Preziosi (Ita) |
253 km |
| April 29-May 16, 1965 |
Vuelta a Espana |
Rolf Wolfshohl (Ger) |
18 Stages,
3,410 km |
| May 15-June 6, 1965 |
Giro d'Italia |
Vittorio Adorni (Ita) |
22 Stages, 4,151 km |
| June 22-July 14, 1965 |
Tour de France |
Felice Gimonde (Ita) |
22 Stages, 4,188 km |
| September 5, 1965 |
World
Championships |
Tom Simpson (GBr) |
Lasarte, Spain 267.4 km |
October 16, 1965 |
Giro
di Lombardia |
Tom Simpson (GBr) |
Milan-Como,
266 km |
• Astrodome - 1965, Houston built the first multi-purpose domed stadium.
• Europe - the Mont Blanc tunnel connecting France and Italy is opened.
• USA - Race riots breakout in Los Angeles, California.
• Hollywood - The Sound of Music and Dr. Zhivago are released.
Notable Deaths -
* Tour de France Champion: Odile Defraye, 1888-1965, Tour de France champion in 1912.
Winston Churchill, 1874-1965, great British statesman and noted author was an inspiration to the people of Great Britain during WW2. In a poll by the BBC, Churchill was vote “the Greatest Briton” in 2002.
Stan Laurel, 1890-1965, extraordinary British actor was half the comedy team of Laurel and Hardy with Oliver Hardy (1892-1957). First formed in 1926 Laurel and Hardy appeared in silent films and the early days of talking movies.
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